“Donald, in the final analysis, you better keep your hands off Planned Parenthood!” she said before the crowd of thousands. “While we are concerned, we’re rallying and we’re protesting, you don’t intimidate us!”

Angela Davis, Alicia Keys & More Share Powerful Words

Celebrities, activists and political figures all showed out for the event. Rally speakers included R&B singer Alicia Keys, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser, renowned activist and honorary co-chairAngela Davis, among others.

During her poignant speech, Davis reminded the crowd that “history cannot be deleted like webpages,” and urged all to join the resistance “to racism, to Islamophobia, to anti-semitism, to misogyny, to capitalist exploitation.”

Before going into a passionate performance of her hit song, “Girl On Fire,” Keys uplifted the crowd with words of empowerment.

“We rise!” she proclaimed. “We will not allow our bodies to be owned and controlled by men in government, or men anywhere, for that matter.”

Perhaps one of the rally’s most energizing moments was the speech delivered by Tamika Mallory, national co-chair of the Women’s March on Washington.

“I stand here as a Black woman, a descendant of slaves,” Mallory proudly announced to the crowd. “This country has been hostile to its people for a long time.”

She later urged, “When you go back home, remember how you felt, what made you – that instinct, that gut that said ‘I’ve gotta get on a bus, a plane, a train, no matter what, to protect my children.’ That feeling, take it back with you to wherever it is that you came from today. You have awoken a new and renewed spirit, and I am so excited to be a part of this with all of you.”

“All our sons are in heaven and we continue to fight for our children,” Fulton said. “We will not stop. We understand the movement. We understand what we have to do as women is to stand tall, and we will continue to stand tall.”

The mothers later joined recording artist and Hidden Figures star Janelle Monáe for a rousing rendition of “Hell You Talmbout.” During the performance, Monáe asked each mother to shout the name of the child she lost and had audience members chant back “Say her name!” or “Say his name!”

A 6-Year-Old Activist Gives Hope For The Future

Sophie Cruz, 6-year-old Immigrant Rights Activist, gave the crowd a hopeful glimpse of what our future looks like. “Let us fight with love, faith, and courage so that our families so that our families will not be destroyed,” she said.

She later added, “I also want to tell the children not to be afraid, because we are not alone.”